[Software] TransClear - Thumbnail handler for Lxf-files

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I would like to share this little hobby programming project that I managed to finish enough for a public release. As you can see above, it is a little file that Windows can use to replace (in certain views) the normal Lxf-file icon with a picture of the build. (The picture that is show is one that is generated by LDD and saved in the Lxf-file, not one generated by this software.)

Download, unpack and read the readme.txt file for further instructions and information. (You will need to be running Windows Vista, 7, 8 or 8.1 and have .NET Framework 4.5 installed.)

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Installed, great little addition! There's a minor issue: if i use the "Very big icons" view, the size of the thumbnail is the same as the "big icons" view, so it's way smaller than the surrounding. Perhaps it should be scaled up?

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Installed, great little addition! There's a minor issue: if i use the "Very big icons" view, the size of the thumbnail is the same as the "big icons" view, so it's way smaller than the surrounding. Perhaps it should be scaled up?

Thanks :)

The image inside the Lxf-file is only 128 x 128 pixels big and scaling it up won't add more details I afraid. I choose to let the Handler keep the original size because I though a smaller image would be better than a larger but blurry image.

If you press F5 after generating the "Very big" thumbnails you should get less wasted space heightwise (unless you have files that are not Lxf-files in the folder).

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Hi there, i tryed installing the software on another pc and it gives me this error:

Calling to constructor 'Installer.Windows.MainWindowLogic' generated an exception (something like this, i translated)

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Hello. The problem is most likely that the Installer ("Installer.exe") can't access the file "LxfHandler.dll". Make sure that you have unpacked the "TransClear-Installer.zip" correctly so both files are in the same folder before running the Install tool.

If that doesn't work you can try right-clicking on "Installer.exe" and then click on "Run as Administrator".

I also head that files can be "locked" and that you'll need to right click on both "Installer.exe" and "LxfHandler.dll" and then select "Unlock file" (or something like that) at the bottom of the pop-up meny.

I hope this helps you.

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I also head that files can be "locked" and that you'll need to right click on both "Installer.exe" and "LxfHandler.dll" and then select "Unlock file" (or something like that) at the bottom of the pop-up meny.

It was this! Strage, i never heard this was a thing... I know windows somehow blocks some kind of downloaded files, didn't know you could check/disable it this way.

Btw the correct way to unlock is -> Right Click -> Properties -> Unlock